A skater I always liked was Aren Nielsen. He had a loose and easy style that made him tremendously enjoyable to watch, with the right music. He won a National bronze once. It may have been the year he skated to the sound track from Rocketeer. I don't know whether he was literally underappreciated by the judges--he probably earned just the right scores for his quality of performance--but it's nice to think of him in a thread like this.
Are you serious? That's absolutely shameful. Savoie skated well at the Olympics.
I had never seen anything from him before so I went and searched around - yes he was a very good skater! 3rd at Nationals two years in a row, including 1994. Sadly he didn't get to go to the Olympics. I wonder why the U.S. only had 2 spots...the placements of the top 2 American Men were 4th and 6th at 1993 Worlds. That is definitely sufficient for earning 3 spots. I guess the rules for qualification were different back then, though. That's too bad.
It was said that Scott Hamilton had an ear infection, which affected his jumps.
Considering how poorly he skated in the LP, I believe it.
according to Scott's book he suffered from some sort of sinus cold/infection that got progressively worse as the week progressed. he was also feeling the enormous pressure to bring home the gold towards the LP so I'm sure he did like all other skaters do in that situation, blame the illness I haven't had the pleasure of seeing decent footage of the 84 men's event so I can't say who should or shouldn't have gotten gold. Scott's book seems telling because it almost reads as if even he didn't think he should have won it based on that night and won it, instead, due to his being the dominate skater for four years.
David skated absolutely great in Hartford in 1981. But Scott was better
But what was most amazing was seeing the 2 of them at a practice. No one else was on the ice but Scott & David, and they were so fast, the ice seemed full!
David skated absolutely great in Hartford in 1981. But Scott was better
But what was most amazing was seeing the 2 of them at a practice. No one else was on the ice but Scott & David, and they were so fast, the ice seemed full!